Bible Dictionaries
Copyright
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The right of an author or his assignee, under statute, to print and publish his literary or artistic work, exclusively of all other persons. This right may be had in maps, charts, engravings, plays, and musical compositions, as well as in books.
(2):
(v. t.) To secure a copyright on.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Copyright'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/copyright.html. 1828.